Absolute joke of a ride....didnt settle the horse, then strangled it, then totally bottles it throughout the last two furlongs because other horses with more motivated jockeys came close to him. Goldolphin need to get rid of this to$$er a.s.a.p.
I absolutely hate to say this because I have never sat on a horse in my life, but....Buick is an absolute coward in the saddle, he even looks like he is scared of his own shadow. The guy needs to do some self evaluation and decide whether he actuially should be rding these horses are seeking a new career.
I absolutely hate to say this because I have never sat on a horse in my life, but....Buick is an absolute coward in the saddle, he even looks like he is scared of his own shadow. The guy needs to do some self evaluation and decide whether he actuiall
I backed him and far from convinced he would have won. As for the maiden he won being rubbish, have a look at some of the maidens he went close in last year.
I backed him and far from convinced he would have won. As for the maiden he won being rubbish, have a look at some of the maidens he went close in last year.
Buick is an absolute coward in the saddle, he even looks like he is scared of his own shadow
why back him then if you think he's that bad , only yourself to blame ....
Buick is an absolute coward in the saddle, he even looks like he is scared of his own shadowwhy back him then if you think he's that bad , only yourself to blame ....
The guy needs to do some self evaluation and decide whether he actuially should be rding these horses are seeking a new career.
He's earned over £250k p.a over the last 5 years, I don't think the self examination is going to take too long.
basilbrush 06 Jul 15 20:08The guy needs to do some self evaluation and decide whether he actuially should be rding these horses are seeking a new career.He's earned over £250k p.a over the last 5 years, I don't think the self examination is going
greyshark - "why back him then if you think he's that bad , only yourself to blame" ....
For anyone else, that would be very sound advice. The difficulty is that Basil struggles to find any jockey who meets his exacting standards, so has to resort to backing jockeys he does not rate.
greyshark - "why back him then if you think he's that bad , only yourself to blame" ....For anyone else, that would be very sound advice. The difficulty is that Basil struggles to find any jockey who meets his exacting standards, so has to resort to